READ: 1 John 5:1-3
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:5 (NASB)
Why are we teaching the Word of God? Why are we ministering? What is the aim of all our pastoral work? What is the aim of all ministry? The aim of ministry is love. We are trying to get people to love God, which is the number one instruction. The biggest command from the Lord is to love Him. The goal, therefore, of all ministry, is to get people to love God.
Why are you experiencing all the things you are experiencing? What does God want for you? What is God trying to teach you? He is trying to teach you to love Him. Some of the bad things you have experienced have been as a result of your failure to love God. The bombs in your life were allowed to happen to bring you to a place where you would love God and no one else.
The goal of God’s instruction in your life is to get you to love the Lord. I have had some terrible experiences in my life. There are times I have wondered what God was trying to do in my life. I recognize today that all He has been doing is to get me to love Him with all my heart, with all my soul and all my strength.
He is trying to take my attention from those who are not worthy of my love and fix my heart on him alone. Do not be discouraged by the experiences you are going through. The goal of the instruction is love.
The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
1 Timothy 1:5 (NLT)